quartary
quartary · quartaries
Synonym of quartarius, quarter-sextarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to…Synonym of quartarius, quarter-sextarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L
UK/ˈkwɔːtəɹi/US/ˈkwɔɹtəɹi/
Meaning
2 senses(historical, obsolete, rare)Synonym of quartarius, quarter-sextarius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 0.14 L
(historical, obsolete, rare)A Roman unit of mass, one-fourth of a Roman pound.
Origin
From Latin quārtārius (“quarter-sextarius, quarter-pint”), from quārtus (“fourth”) + -āriuFrom Latin quārtārius (“quarter-sextarius, quarter-pint”), from quārtus (“fourth”) + -ārius (“-ary: forming adj.”). Equivalent to quart + -ary. Doublet of quartarius.
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Forms
plural: quartaries| Singular | quartary |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsquartariusquarter-sextarius